Paluda flaveola

Paluda flaveola

Description

A yellow or orange leafhopper, without dark colouring; often a small black mark at the base of the antenna

Similar Species

There are several similar species, e.g. Elymana sulphurella, Rhopalopyx vitripennis and some Cicadula species. 

Identification difficulty

male

Recording advice

Males need to be dissected to confirm - photograph the leaf hopper plus aedeagus and appendage to pygofer.

Habitat

Grassland

UK Status

Local (ref. UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records